Envelope



May 4, 1943. G. T. ARNOLD ENVELOPE Filed June 19, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1E] v vu wvto/L zARNoLD May 4, 1943. GQT. ARNQLD` ENVELOPE -Filed June19, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 4, 1943 ENVELOIE George T.Arnold, Auburn, N. Y., assignor of fifty per cent to Charles N.Wonacott, New

York, N. Y.

Application June 19, 1942, Serial No. 447,704

6 Claims.

This invention relates to an envelope or paper container and while thedevice is pnleferably formed of paper it is to be understood that it maybe formed from a sheet of other thin material capable of being easilyfolded to form a container of the improved construction.

One object of the invention is to provide a container which resembles anenvelope and may be used as a holder for papers, cards, tickets, and thelike to be carried in a pocket or handbag Without likelihood of beingsoiled, rumpled or lost.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container formed from asingle sheet of mate` rial so folded that it forms interconnectedsections which may be easily moved to open or closed position and may beused as a container to be placed in a pocket or handbag or used as anenvelope for matter to be sent through the mail.

Another object of the invention is to provide an envelope or containerconsisting of companion sections movable to open or closed positions andeach having a plurality of pockets into which cards, papers, or the likemay be easily inserted or removed.

Another object of the invention is to so arrange the pockets that papersmay be easily inserted or removed from one pocket without disturbingpapers in other pockets,

Another object of the invention is to provide a container having itspockets so arranged that when used for sending advertising matterthrough the mails, the contents of the pockets may be inspected withoutbreaking a stamp or gummed paper seal holding the sections closed andpreventing the advertising matter from dropping out of the pockets andbecoming lost.

Another object of the invention is to provide certain of the pocketswith closure naps which can be easily moved to open position but willnot be liable to accidentally move to open position.

Another object of the invention is to provide an envelope or containerwhich is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and capable ofbeing sold at low cost.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view showing the container or envelope closed.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vieW showing the envelope opened.

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken longitudinally through one section ofthe envelope on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. f

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the opened en velope.

Fig. 'l is a transverse sectional view on the line 'l--l of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a View of the blank from which the envelope is formed. y

The improved envelope or container constituting the subject matter ofthis invention is formed from a blank Ashown in Fig. 8. This blank I maybe of paper or other thin sheet material adapted to be creased andfolded along lines 2, 3 and 4, and then folded along lines 5 and 6. Whenthe blank is folded along lines 2 and 4, there are formed two sections land 3 which are foldable along line 3 to closed position. Each of thesections 'l and 8 has an outer main Wall il and an inner auxiliary walllll, the upper ends of the walls I0 being cut, as shown at H and I2, toprovide the inner auxiliary walls with diagonally'extending upper edgesspacedfrom upper ends of the outer Walls El. It is to be noted that thefree side edges I3 of the auxiliary walls are spaced from the fold line3 so that the auxiliary Walls of the sections are of less width than themain walls thereof and do not interfere with folding of the sections toclosed position when papers and the like are placed in pockets of theAtwo sections. Flaps lli at upper ends of the main walls constituteclosures for upper ends of pookets l5 defined by the walls 9 and Eilandare foldable downwardly along the fold lines 6 to closed position Withinthe pockets to prevent contents of the pockets from slipping out andbeing lost. These flaps are of special configuration and have arcuatefree end edges l' extending diagonally at an upward incline from theupper ends of the fold lines 2 and 4 or outer side edges of the mainwalls 9. The inner side edges Il. of the vaps extend upwardly from thefold line 3 and are ar,- cuate inwardly of the flaps with their upperends merging into rounded corners i8 of the naps. By so forming theflaps and upper end edges of the auxiliary Walls, the flaps may beeasily tucked into upper ends of pockets l5 to closed position and sincethe arcuate inwardly bowed side edges Il will then be spaced from thefold line 3 or inner side edges of the main walls 9, a person may easilyengage a finger under an inner side edge of a flap and pull the flapoutwardly'and upwardly to extended or open position. VDuring outwardmovement of the flaps, their rounded corners I3 and arcuate edges I6will vslide pastV upper edges of the, auxiliary wallslwithout'cat'ching. i

After the blank has been folded to form the side sections 'I and 8,lower end portions of these sections are folded upwardly to formauxiliary sections I9 and a clip or staple 20 is passed through theupturned portions of the blank along the fold line 3 to hold theauxiliary sections in position in overlying relation to lower portionsof the sections 'l and 8. The lower end of the blank has straight cutportions extending in crossing relation to lower ends of the fold lines2 and 4 and diagonally extended portions 22 and 23, the portions 22extending from outer ends of portions 2l to lower ends of side edges ofthe blank and portions 23 extending from inner ends of portions 2| tothe lower end of the fold line 3. When the lower portions of sections 'land 8 are folded upwardly along fold line 5 to form the auxiliarysections i9, these auxiliary sections have inner and outer walls 24 and25 having diagonally extending upper edge portions formed by thediagonally extending portions 22 and 23 of the lower edge of the blankand, by referring to Figs. 4 and 6, it will be seen that the diagonallyextending edges 23 of the outer walls 25 are spaced downwardly from thediagonally extending edges 22 of the inner walls 2li- Therefore,portions of the inner walls 24 project upwardly above portions of theouter walls 25 and papers, cards, tickets, and the like, may be easilythrust into pockets 2S deiined by the walls 24 and 25. In addition toforming inner walls for the pockets 26, the walls 24 also cooperate withlower portions of the walls l0 to form pockets 2l. It will thus be seenthat the container consists of companion sections 'l and 8 havingauxiliary sections i9 carried thereby, said sections deiining mainpockets I5, auxiliary pockets 25, and intermediate pockets 21 betweenthe main and auxiliary pockets.

This improved container may be used as an envelope or folder forcarrying cards, papers, and the like, in a coat pocket or handbag, or itmay be used for advertising purposes, in which case circulars or otheradvertising matter may be placed in the various pockets of thecontainer, the sections 'l and 8 then folded to closed position, and astamp or strip of gunnned paper applied to hold the sections in closedposition. An address may be written, typed, or otherwise inscribed onthe outer face of a main wall 9 and the container then sent through themails in the usual manner.

Since the container is open along one side, except for the gurnniedstrip, and the flaps I4 may be withdrawn for postal inspection, thecontainers and advertising matter therein, may be mailed as printedmatter. When the container is received and the advertising matterremoved from the pockets, the container may be discarded, or', if formedof a good grade of paper, thin leather, or the like, the container maybe preserved and used as an envelope container by the person receivingthe same. It is to be understood that the container may be of anydimensions desired and that `its use is not limited to cards or ticketsas it may be used as a file for holding letters, legal documents and thelike.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. An envelope comprising companion' main sections integrally Unitedalong their inner vside edges and foldable from open position to closedposition, each section having an outer main wall and an inner auxiliarywall and deiining a main pocket open at its upper end and along itsinner side edge and closed along its outer side edge, lower portions ofsaid sections being folded upwardly and forming auxiliary sectionshaving inner and outer walls defining auxiliary pockets open at theirupper ends and along their inner side edges and closed along their outerside edges, and the inner walls of the auxiliary sections cooperatingwith inner walls of the main sections to form intermediate pocketsclosed at their lower ends open at their upper ends and along their sideedges.

2. An envelope comprising companion main sections united along theirinner side edges and foldable from open position to closed position,each section having an outer main wall and an inner auxiliary wall anddefining a main pocket open at its upper end and along its inner sideedge and closed along its outer side edge, lower portions of saidsections being folded upwardly and forming auxiliary sections havinginner and outer wails defining auxiliary pockets open at their upperends and along their' inner side edges and closed along their outer sideedges and at their lower ends, the inner walls of the auxiliary sectionscooperating with inner walls of the main sections to form intermediatepockets closed at their lower ends and open at their upper ends andalong their side edges, the inner and outer walls of the auxiliarysections having portions of their upper edges extending diagonally at adownward incline toward their inner side edges, and the diagonallyextending edges of the outer walls of the auxiliary sections beingspaced downwardly from the diagonally extending edges of the inner wallsthereof to permit easy insertion and removal of material from thepockets of the auxiliary sections.

3. An envelope comprising companion main sections united along theirinner side edges and foldable from open position to closed position,each section having an outer main wall and an inner auxiliary wallcooperating with each other and defining a main pocket open at its upperend and Yclosed along their outer side edges, lower portions of saidsections being folded upwardly to close lower ends of the pockets andforming auxiliary sections having inner and outer walls definingauxiliary pockets open at their upper ends and along their inner sideedges and closed at their lower ends and along their outer side edges,-and aps for closing upper ends of the main pockets carried by upper endsof the outer walls of the main sections, upper edges of the inner wallsof the main sections having portions extending diagonally at a downwardincline toward their inner side edges, and said naps-being of a lengthadapting them to be tucked into pockets of the main sections and eachhaving an arcuate upper edge extending at an upward incline from theouter side edge of the outer wall and an arcuate inner side edge bowedinwardly from its lower end and at its upper end merging into a roundedcorner forming a continuation of the arcuate upper edges of the flap.

4. An envelope comprising a sheet of material folded midway its width toprovide main sections, each main section being folded midway its widthto form main pockets having inner and outer walls united along theirouter side edges and free along their inner side edges and at theirupper ends, the lower portion of the folded sheet being folded upwardlyand forming auxiliary sections having inner and outer walls deningauxiliary pockets closed along their outer side edges and open at theirupper ends and along their inner side edges, means at the center fold ofthe sheet for holding the auxiliary sections in overlying relation tolower portions of the main sections, and tongues extending from theupper edge of the sheet at upper ends of the outer walls of the mainpockets and folded to form closure flaps for upper ends of the mainpockets.

5. An envelope comprising a sheet of material folded midway its width toprovide main sections, each main section being folded midway its widthto form main pockets having inner` and outer walls united along theirouter side edges and free along their inner side edges and at theirupepr ends, the lower portion of the folded sheet being folded upwardlyand forming auxiliary sections having inner and outer walls definingaumliary pockets closed along their outer side edges and open at theirupper ends and along their inner side edges, means at the center fold ofthe sheet for holding the auxiliary sections in overlying relation tolower portions of the main sections, and tongues extending from the.upper edge of the sheet at upper ends of the outer walls of the mainpockets and folded to form closure flaps for upper ends of the mainpockets, the portions of the sheet forming inner walls of the mainpockets being cut diagonally at a downward incline toward their freeinner side edges, and the flaps having outwardly bowed arcuate upperedges extending at an upward incline from the outer side edges of theouter walls of the main pockets, and inner side edges being arcuate andbowed inwardly and at their upper ends merging into rounded corners ofthe flaps.

6. An envelope comprising a sheet of material folded midway its width toprovide main sections, each main section being folded midway its widthto form main pockets having inner and outer walls united along theirouter side edges and free along their inner side edges and at theirupper ends, the lower portion of the folded sheet being folded upwardlyand forming auxiliary sections having inner and outer walls definingauxiliary pockets closed along their outer side edges and open at theirupper ends and along their inner side edges, means at the center fold ofthe sheet for holding the auxiliary sections in overlying relation ytolower portions of the main sections, and tongues extending from theupper edge of the sheet at-upper ends of the outer walls of the mainpockets and folded to form closure flaps for upper ends of the mainpockets, the lower edge of the sheet having portions cut straight acrossand other portions extending diagonally between ends of the straight cutportions and inner side edges of the walls of the auxiliary pockets, thediagonally extending portions of the upper ends of the outer walls ofthe auxiliary pockets being spaced downwardly from the diagonallyextending portions of the inner side walls thereof.

GEORGE T. ARNOLD.

